Fablehaven by Brandon Mull; Brandon Dorman

Author:Brandon Mull; Brandon Dorman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction, Grandparenting, Siblings, Good and evil, Body, Brothers and sisters, Parenting, Grandparents, Philosophy, Fairies, Multigenerational, Science Fiction, Connecticut, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Authors, Mind & Spirit, Magic, Grandparent and child, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Family & Relationships, American, Family - Multigenerational, Magick Studies, & Magic, Family, Action & Adventure, Fantasy fiction, Family - Siblings, Children's Books, General, Fantasy, Good & Evil, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
ISBN: 9781416947202
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007-04-24T07:00:00+00:00

never seen the yard so devoid of life.

There haven’t been many around ever since they

attacked Seth, Kendra said. Since Grandpa vanished

there have been even fewer.

When they stood over the painted, life-size metal

statue of Dale, Grandma shook her head. I’ve never seen

this particular enchantment, but that’s certainly Dale.

Can you help him? Kendra asked.

Perhaps, given sufficient time. Part of counteracting

an enchantment is understanding who placed it, and how.

We found tracks, Seth said. He showed Grandma the

print in the flowerbed. Although the impression had faded

a bit, it remained recognizable.

Grandma frowned. It doesn’t look familiar. Many creatures

run wild on festival nights that we otherwise never

encounter-which is why we take cover indoors. The print

may not even be a relevant clue. It could belong to the perpetrator,

or to the mount the perpetrator rode, or it could

belong to something that just happened to step there sometime

during the night.

So we just ignore Dale for now? Kendra asked.

We have no alternative. Time is short. We can only

hope that by rescuing your grandfather, we can shed more

light on what caused Dale’s condition and find a way to

reverse the curse. Come.

They returned to the house. Grandma spoke over her

shoulder as they mounted the stairs to the second floor.

There are a few special strongholds within the house. One

is the room where you have been staying. Another is a second

room on the other side of the attic.

I knew it! Kendra said. I could tell from outside

there had to be more to the attic. But I could never find a

way in.

You were probably searching in the wrong place,

Grandma said, leading them down the hall to her room.

The two sides of the attic are not interconnected. When

we get up there, I’ll fill you in on my strategy. Grandma

crouched and picked through a broken nightstand. She

found a few hairpins and used them to pile her hair into a

matronly bun. Searching more, she located a key. She led

them into the master bathroom, where she used the key to

unlock a closet door.

Instead of a closet, the door opened to reveal a second

door, this one made of steel with a large combination

wheel. A vault door. Grandma began spinning the wheel.

Four turns right to 11, three left to 28, two right to 3, one

left to 31, and half a turn right to 18.

She pulled a lever, and the heavy door clacked open.

Carpeted stairs led up to another door. Grandma went up

first. Seth and Kendra joined her in the attic.

This side of the attic was even larger than the playroom.

Grandma flipped a switch, and several lights dispelled

the dimness. A long workbench dominated one side

of the room, the wall above it covered with tools supported

on pegs. Handsome wooden cabinets lined the other walls.

Various unusual objects littered the room-a birdcage, a

phonograph, a battle-ax, a hanging scale, a mannequin, a

globe the size of a beach ball. Trunks and boxes were

arranged in rows on the floor, leaving just enough aisle

space to access them. Heavy curtains concealed the

windows.

Grandma motioned them over to the workbench,

where they perched on stools. What’s in all the boxes?

Seth asked.

Many things, most of them unsafe.

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